Agenda

About the Program

In today’s difficult economic times, organisations are constantly
faced with the challenges of fiercely competitive and changing
environments driven by regulatory modification and organisational
restructuring. Environmental forces - competitive, economic,
technological, political, legal, demographic, and cultural - create
challenges and opportunities for organisations. They must, therefore,
continuously adapt to the environment if they are to survive and
prosper. Top management are thus confronted with the critical task of
analyzing and improving the ability of an organisation to change,
survive, and grow in this complex and changing global economy and
volatile world. In order to stay competitive, today’s organisations
have been moving from operations and business as usual, to project
management as part of their competitive advantage strategy.

The ability to successfully execute projects is what drives the
realisation of intended benefits and the achievement of business
objectives. Organisations that execute projects successfully employ
effective Project Management (PM) practices as a tool to drive change.
Given the strategic impact that projects have on business,
organisations must follow effective PM processes that capitalize on
innovation; measure progress, value, and risks; and confirm that the
right projects can be delivered in alignment with organisational
strategy.

In 2004, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) invited senior executives
and practitioners to participate in our first Global PM survey. The
survey’s main objective was to investigate whether a higher maturity
level would go hand-in-hand with a higher project performance level. In
2007, PwC conducted a similar survey to determine the current state of
PM maturity in organisations across the world. The survey’s main
objective was to identify current trends in PM, and pinpoint the
characteristics of PM that are applied on higher-performing projects.

Beginning with the first survey in 2004, PwC sought to find the
leading practices of successful companies, followed by the 2007 survey
that validated three points:

There is a link between higher maturity levels and high project
performance

Now, with increased scrutiny over budgets and “doing more with
less,” efficiency and effectiveness are key factors of successful
organisations. We reviewed the data from the 2012 third edition of the
survey to help identify correlations between PM and organisational
success. We continued our analysis to determine the current state of PM
maturity and the characteristics of higher performing projects. The
survey also set out to find out more about current trends and best
practices in PM. We evaluated what was working well, and where areas
for improvement were needed in the PM discipline. We also observed the
trends and common
practices.

Participants can look forward to learning about the survey results,
trends from 2004 to present, common practices, key findings and
linkages between project, programme and portfolio management to
organisational and business success.

PDUs Available:

1 PDU for Certified PMs

About the Speaker

Scott Fass, PMP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)

Managing Director

Scott Fass is a PwC Managing Director and PwC Executive for several Federal government accounts. Scott is also PwC Global and Public Sector Program and Portfolio Management Competency Leader. He currently leads projects and contracts at the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Commerce, FDIC and Department of Interior. Scott has over 29 years of program and project management experience in Government, Financial Services, Consumer and Industrial Products and Telecommunications.

He has a combined twenty five years active duty and reserves and in the US Army with his last fifteen years in the Army Acquisition Corps. Scott holds a BA, MPA and PMP, is previous Chair, PMI Certification Governance Council and represents PwC on the PMI Global Executive Council. Scott is the primary sponsor of the 2012 PwC Global PPM Survey.

About the Monthly Chapter Events

The PMIWDC Monthly Chapter event is held each month, typically on the 3rd Monday at Fairview Park Marriott, in Falls Church, VA. Members and Non-Members are welcome to join us for the best speakers and networking the Washington DC area has to offer.

The presentations are educational and informative to those professionals operating in the field of project management and functioning in leadership roles in industry and government. It is also of great value to those looking to step into the field of Project Management and begin their certification process. Each event will present specific learning points focusing on building a talent triangle of technical, leadership, and strategic and business management skills, unique to the presenter's area of expertise and the subject matter discussed while directly relating to improving the practice of managing projects and leading others. At each Monthly Chapter Event certified PMPs can earn 2 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

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